Sam Cassell vs. Vern Mikkelsen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Mikkelsen and Sam Cassell that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Sam Cassell

vs.

Vern Mikkelsen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Vern Mikkelsen: 1949-50 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Vern Mikkelsen 4

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Vern Mikkelsen 10

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Vern Mikkelsen 9

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Vern Mikkelsen 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Vern Mikkelsen 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Vern Mikkelsen 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Vern Mikkelsen 9.4 *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Vern Mikkelsen 2.2

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Vern Mikkelsen 10,063

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Vern Mikkelsen 5,940 *

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Vern Mikkelsen 1,515

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Vern Mikkelsen 699

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Vern Mikkelsen .403

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Vern Mikkelsen .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Vern Mikkelsen 18.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Vern Mikkelsen 11.2 (1958) *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Vern Mikkelsen 2.8 (1951)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Vern Mikkelsen 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Vern Mikkelsen 8.0 *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Vern Mikkelsen 1.8

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Vern Mikkelsen 1,141

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Vern Mikkelsen 585 *

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Vern Mikkelsen 152

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Vern Mikkelsen 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Vern Mikkelsen .396

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Vern Mikkelsen .783

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Vern Mikkelsen 17.6 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Vern Mikkelsen 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Vern Mikkelsen 3.4 (1957)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.